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| AAA??Jan. 8, 2012?2:13 PM ET Obama praises Giffords' courage, determination AP In this photo provided by the office of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords and husband Mark Kelly pose at the Davidson Canyon Gabe Zimmerman Memorial trailhead outside of Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. Kelly posted the photo earlier Saturday via his Twitter account. The trailhead is named in honor of Giffords' slain staff member Gabe Zimmerman. (AP Photo/Office of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords) In this photo provided by the office of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords and husband Mark Kelly pose at the Davidson Canyon Gabe Zimmerman Memorial trailhead outside of Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. Kelly posted the photo earlier Saturday via his Twitter account. The trailhead is named in honor of Giffords' slain staff member Gabe Zimmerman. (AP Photo/Office of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords) FILE In this June 12, 2011 photo, whos U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The signals are strong. One year after being shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is on a mission to return to the job she so clearly loved. Her husband and people near the three-term congresswoman say she is highly motivated to recover from her injuries and get back to work in Washington, potentially using her inspirational story as a way to mend political differences in the nation's capital. She faces a May deadline to get on the November ballot, meaning she has a few months to decide her next step. (AP Photo/southwestphotobank.com, P.K. Weis) MANDATORY CREDIT Six memorial markers with the names of those who died in a shooting spree are displayed Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz., across the street from the Safeway grocery store where U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was shot one year ago during the shooting spree that left 6 dead and 13 wounded. (AP Photo/Matt York) This undated photo shows a memorial outside a Safeway supermarket in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. where six people were shot to death and 12 others wounded, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Jan. 8, 2011, Safeway announced Saturday it had completed the memorial near the spot where the shooting happened. Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the shooting. (AP Photo/Safeway, Inc.) WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama has called Gabrielle Giffords on the anniversary of the Arizona congresswoman's shooting and noted her "incredible road to recovery." The White House says Obama expressed "amazement at the courage and determination" that Giffords has shown in the aftermath of the shooting outside a Tucson grocery store last January. The gunman killed six people and shot 13 others. Giffords was hit in the head. The 41-year-old Giffords has spent the last year in Houston undergoing intensive physical and speech therapy. She is able to walk and talk, and vote in Congress. Doctors have said it would take many months to determine the lasting effects of her brain injury. The three-term congresswoman has four months to decide whether to seek re-election. Associated Press |
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